Viking era
At the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula, lies the first known evidence of European presence in the Americas.
Here, a Norse expedition sailed from Greenland, building a small encampment of timber-and-sod buildings over 1000 years ago.
Some fascinating archaeological remains of the Viking encampment, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. (Source: Parks Canada)
Viking era
At the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula, lies the first known evidence of European presence in the Americas.
Here, a Norse expedition sailed from Greenland, building a small encampment of timber-and-sod buildings over 1000 years ago.
Some fascinating archaeological remains of the Viking encampment, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. (Source: Parks Canada)